Category Archives: Story Creation

One more from SDSU

Posted on December 17, 2015 by Sarah Sullivan

It was another cold day with students studying intently up at the college. This young woman in the foreground seemed to be writing a paper and had materials and books all across the table. But what caught my eye were the three … Continue reading →

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Thinking

Posted on December 11, 2015 by Sarah Sullivan

  I kept noticing the look of thinking as this young woman worked. Her expression changed as she wrote and rewrote, as though she were in an engaging conversation. At times she appeared questioning, knowing, disappointed, happy, or perplexed. This showed … Continue reading →

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Catching up on work

Posted on November 30, 2015 by Sarah Sullivan

What if everyone liked their work so much that if they needed to rest a bit from the rigors of vacationing that they could do this by retreating to their work? This possibility reverses the typical relationship between work and holiday and … Continue reading →

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Clean-up team

Posted on November 27, 2015 by Sarah Sullivan

Every great meal should end with a clean kitchen. This team has it covered, one focused on licking the dishes clean, the other on rinsing and stacking the dishwasher. I put down lines using a quick gesture style because it conveys the … Continue reading →

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Reconnecting

Posted on November 18, 2015 by Sarah Sullivan

Reunions mean catching up on all the news in a deep and sincere way by people who care about each other. Improving my skill at telling a story through image is my major goal for this blog and I kept … Continue reading →

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This can’t be the optimal control of the quantum oscillator, can it?

Posted on November 16, 2015 by Sarah Sullivan

This is the fourth day I listened on the sideline as two scientists pursued an elusive relationship among their equations. Many of my sketches are about the visual beauty of people learning and thinking together. This sketch is about the labor … Continue reading →

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Watercolor demonstration

Posted on November 10, 2015 by Sarah Sullivan

I am taking a three-day workshop at the San Diego Watercolor Society on mixing luminous skin color. The studio is gorgeous with a teaching station and a separate desk area. The teaching station has a huge mirror above the teacher so … Continue reading →

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